Wedding Survey Finds 26% of Brides Want to Keep their Maiden Names

Huffington Post
July 26, 2013

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A new survey reveals that today’s brides aren’t afraid to buck tradition at their weddings.

Online wedding directory WeddingDays.co.uk surveyed 200 brides-to-be about their attitudes on Big Day traditions like wearing white, taking their husband’s last name, and having their father give them away.

They found that 26 percent of brides-to-be wanted to keep their maiden name in some form, and 9 percent would wear a dress in a color other than white. However, 76% of respondents said that they would still like their fathers to walk them down the aisle.

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